George Ishii
Education
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
B.S., Computer Engineering -Work Experience
Recharge
Current
Recharge
Comparably
2015-12-01 - 2019-10-01
Comparably
Betterworks
2017-04-01 - 2018-06-01
Betterworks
Startups
2012-01-01 - 2017-04-01
Startups
Betterworks
2013-11-01 - 2015-01-01
Betterworks
Betterworks
2010-10-01 - 2012-07-01
Betterworks
Kiva
2010-02-01 - 2010-05-01
Kiva
Geni.com
2006-07-01 - 2009-11-01
Geni.com
PayPal
2000-02-01 - 2006-07-01
PayPal
AvantGo
1999-06-01 - 2000-01-01
AvantGo
Skills
Summary
Currently, VP Product Strategy at Recharge Payments (Ecommerce Saas, Raised $277m Series B) Co-founder of: -Comparably (Acquired by ZoomInfo) -BetterWorks (Employee benefits SAAS platform) -Yammer (85% of Fortune 500, Acquired by Microsoft) -Geni (100M+ profiles, Acquired by MyHeritage) Early UX Designer at PayPal (100M+ active users, Acquired by eBay) Software Engineer at Adobe Systems (Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, etc.) Speaking engagements: Giant Red Button UX Conference at SXSW, Growth Hacker Live, SXSW Interactive, UCLA Andersen Business School, USC Marshall Business School, International guest speaker at various venues across Japan, Taiwan and China. Co-founder of multiple successful venture backed internet companies. Customer-centered User Interface designer at companies with a history of success. Diverse range of industry experience as a strategic thinker, product designer, information architect, user flow designer, creative designer, and technical implementer. Specialties: Early stage startups, enterprise saas, ecommerce saas, social entrepreneurship, user centered design, interface design, user flow design, user research, product management.
